UMN fees for student newspaper, cultural groups are illegal, students say in...
Two students say in a new lawsuit that the University of Minnesota’s fee distribution practices illegally favor certain student groups over others. Students at the U’s Twin Cities campus each pay...
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No prom, online graduation: East-metro high school seniors face season of loss
Here is what Gabby Dietz should have been doing this weekend: getting ready for prom with her best girlfriends, one of whom she has known since kindergarten orientation; preparing for her senior flute...
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Bethel students helping create smiles for kids during coronavirus pandemic
A smile is more than a gesture. It creates a welcoming environment. At a time when masks are covering those warm smiles, Matt Bonvino wanted to do something to brighten the mood. A graduating senior at...
View ArticleStillwater schools finance director sues district, board chair
Stillwater Area School District finance director Kristen Hoheisel has sued the school district and the chairwoman of the school board for allegedly violating the state’s open-meeting laws, the...
View ArticleUMN welcomes more locals as pandemic scares off high-paying students from afar
Lower ACT scores, more students from Wisconsin and fewer from Illinois, California and China: The coronavirus pandemic is changing the makeup of the University of Minnesota’s incoming freshman class....
View ArticleLake Elmo City Council gives Stillwater school district deadline to vacate...
The Lake Elmo City Council this week told the Stillwater Area School District that it has until May 29 to vacate the school bus terminal it owns in the city. The City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to...
View ArticleCross: UW working on protocols for students’ return in fall
By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System leaders are working on safety protocols that could enable students to return to campus if the coronavirus pandemic stretches into...
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Lawmakers push back as Minnesota officials call for virtual graduations
Minnesota officials are recommending high schools and colleges hold virtual graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020, saying it’s safest to honor seniors by staying home during the coronavirus...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board chairwoman in critical condition with COVID-19
St. Paul school board chairwoman Marny Xiong and her father both are critically ill with COVID-19, according to a public Facebook post by her sister. Xiong, 31, and her father are “relying heavily” on...
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South St. Paul rallies to save theater director from $4.1M in school budget cuts
Twenty-two cars carrying parents, students and alumni paraded past Eric Holsen’s house Monday afternoon, honking horns and bearing signs that read “Save SSP Theatre” and “Save Holsen.” But first,...
View ArticleMN Orchestra offers to put the pomp in your graduation circumstances
Hey, 2020 graduates. COVID-19 restrictions mean you won’t have your school band on the football field or in the auditorium to play the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance” as you get your diploma. So,...
View ArticleMN schools can offer in-person, distance learning to eligible students this...
Minnesota’s public and charter schools will have the option this summer of having a hybrid of distance learning and in-school learning for eligible students, Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday. Schools...
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St. Paul Park charter school to close permanently
Henry Baustad left his school in March, and now the school has left him. “It just makes me sad,” said the 7-year-old Woodbury boy, who made one last visit to his school on a rainy Wednesday morning....
View ArticleWhat’s happening to summer internships during the coronavirus pandemic?
While the coronavirus pandemic has caused havoc with Minnesota’s workforce over the past couple of months, it’s also vastly impacting the way in which college students try to break in. Many companies...
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Western Wisconsin seniors invited to White House graduation
Ellsworth High School seniors Rachel Leonard (left) and Allie Jennings (right) were invited to the White House after wearing their prom dresses and dancing at Prescott Nursing and Rehabilitation...
View ArticleFever checks and quarantine dorms: The fall college experience?
Fever checkpoints at the entrances to academic buildings. One-way paths across the grassy quad. Face masks required in classrooms and dining halls. And a dormitory-turned-quarantine facility for any...
View ArticleMinnesota State weighs 3 percent tuition hike amid sluggish college enrollment
The Minnesota State system still plans to raise tuition by 3 percent this fall as it faces a steep drop in college and university enrollment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Student confirmations have...
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St. Paul school board chairwoman, 31, remains critically ill from coronavirus
St. Paul school board chairwoman Marny Xiong, 31, remains hospitalized in critical condition from complications of COVID-19, according to a Facebook post by her sister Friday. In the same post, Amee...
View ArticleTwin Cities PBS’‘SciGirls’ nominated for national Daytime Emmy
Twin Cities PBS’ fifth season of “SciGirls” has been nominated for a national Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Educational or Informational Series. “SciGirls” is a national PBS series featuring girls...
View ArticleDaily Distraction: Flint Hills Family Festival School Week is virtual
This time of year, the streets of downtown St. Paul are usually a sea of school buses, as students from around Minnesota are at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts’ Flint Hills Family Festival...
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